The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-25
CURRENT LITERATURE.


'Aphorisus of Three Trees" by Edward
Owings Towne purports to be q collection Of
usterances Of the members OF a small club of
Chicago gentlemen, made in conversational dis
russions at informal dinners. 1t contains some
bright and original things. some that are COM
monplace and some that seem strained. Chi
Iago: Charles II. Kerr d Co.
Things Seen" Chooses r1ues) by Victor Hugo,
Is an interesting collection of short articles by
The great French author descriptive of scenes
and events in his personal experience. They
in his characteristic style, graphic, vivid,
realistic. The volume has fine steel engraving
,f the author New York. Harper g. Bros In
annapolis: The Bowen Merrill Company.
The fourth volume of the Garnet Series, issued
rom the Chautauqua press of the Rand Avery
Company. Boston, is Selections from Gold
mith.n The selections carefully made from
he authors best writings, and are accompanied
~ an Introduction by E. Z. Hale, which makes
IN interesting feature of the book. The volumes
IN the Garnet Series are IS cents each. 16mo.
10th.
1.-The American Electoral System" by Charles
A. O'Neil is discussion of the relative merits
of various plans of choosing President, with
special reference to the present one. The pre-
vailng discomfort with the present plan gives
interest to the discussion. The author gives a
history OF the workings of the electoral law in
Tie past and points out the 0efectS ana Dangers
o. the present system IN a very clear and com.
prahensive way. New York: q. 2. Putnams
Sons. Indianapolis The Bowen Merrill Com
pany.
IA Blot in the 'Scutcheon" and other dramas
by Robert Browning, edited, with notes, by
William J. Rolfe and Heloise E. Hersey, Is pre-
pared on the same plan the 'Select Poems of
Browning" edited by the same hands last year.
valuable feature of the book Is lengthy in
PRODUCTION giving extracts from various critics
and periodicals on Mr.. Brownng's genius and
writings. together with Lawrence Barrett's
rount of the production OFFS Blot in the 'Scutch-
con" under his management New York: Har-
per & Bros.
Dedicated by gracious permission to her
Majesty the Queen" is the announcement ON the
title page of the Victoria Editor Of Shakespeare.
This new and handsome edition OF the great
dramatists works is in three volumes. embrac-
Ing respectively comedies, tragedies and
histories. The text is that of the Globe Shak-
speare, as edited by William George Clark and
William Adds Wright Each volume measures
eight by five and helf inches, and none of
them exceeds an inch and half in thickness.
The type is minion loaded, and the paper white,
smooth, firm, and thin without being fimsv.
The glossary. which fills seventy-thre closely
printed pages. is entirely new aud is a scholarly
summary. There no notes, nothing but the
clean text In clean print. The volumes a
convenient size for handling, bound in green
milan 81 Co. Indianapolis: The Bowen
Merrill Company
An interesting and instructive work is ssThe
Fortunes of Words" by Federico Garlanda,
author of 'The Philosophy of Words" This
work is treatise words. their origin, ety.
mology, uses, changes and shades of meaning,
manner of growth, etc The auth or is evidently
a close student of the science of language aud
words.
q wealth of curious and interesting learning on
the subject 1t be perused with inter
est by the general reader and studied with profit
bv all who are interested in the science of lam
guage 1t is written in the form of a series of
letters to lady giving grace and freedom to
the style. Cloth. 81. %. Published by A. Lowell
81 Co., New York.
"A day in Capernaum." BY Franz Delitzsch
ID. d.. Professor in the University of Leipzig.
Translated from the third German edition by
Rev. George H. Schodde, Phi. D.. Professor in
Capital University, Ohio. The author of this
work is recognized one of the leading Old
Testament scholars of the world. In this book
he aims to give within the space of day a
vivid picture of the Gailean activity of Jesus.
The historical data are taken from the Gospels.
but consist not only of what IS there narrated,
but embrace also many features that have
hitherto been but little noticed The style is
simple and charming. The book has been very
popular In Germany and ought to find many
readers in it's English dress. New York; Funk
IL Wagnalls
Goods Words TO His Children" ia a collection
of sermons by DR.. George Macdonald, the cee-
brated English preacher and author. AS DIR.
Macdonald generally breaches without notes,
we are dependent largely upon the reports of
stenographers for their preservation The dis
courses here given have appeared from time
time in various English periodicals. and are here
grouped sogether in compact form, twenty four
In all There is a magnetism in this authors
writings which fascinates while it ustructs
The reader may be often startled by the senti-
ment or the form of expression. but It will sug-
gest wholesome thought. even if he cannot &C.
cept the teaching. The sermons strong elo-
quent and devout New York: Funk & Wag-
nails.